How to replace a Great White Pool Cleaner Oscillator Kit and seals

Things You’ll Need

• Sta Rite Greate White Pool Cleaner Oscillator Kit w/ seals

Step 1

Before disassembling your Sta-Rite Great White Pool Cleaner be sure to disconnect the vacuum hose from the dedicated suction line of your pool. After the hose is disconnected from the suction port then you may remove the Great White cleaner from the pool and remove the hose from the cleaner.

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Step 2

With the Great White Pool Cleaner sitting upside down you should be seeing it from this vantage point. To access oscillator assembly you will need to remove these four screws to unseat the cleaner's drive and brush system. Replacement Sta-Rite Great White Cleaner Oscillator Kit w/ Seals part #: 3290-15, Brush part #: 3290-04, Screw Set part #: 3290-03

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Click here to view the Sta-Rite brush ring. 

Click here to view the screw set. 

Step 3

Using the two openings on either side of the lower body lift the lower portion of Great White Pool Cleaner out of the cleaner casing. 

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Step 4

Turn the lower body over so you are looking at the gear assembly of the cleaner. Pop the oscillator chamber cover off the gear assembly, it is held in place by 2 latches on either side.

Click here to view the Sta-Rite Great White oscillator chamber cap. 

Step 5

On the gear set not on oscillator's shaft there is a screw you must remove to extract the assembly. Once this screw is removed lift the gear assembly out of place.

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Step 6

The gear set that was held in place by the screw can now be removed. Taking out this set will make it easier to extract the main gears of the Great White Pool Cleaner.

Step 7

While using the oscillator shaft as a grip, lift the assembly out of the lower body. At this point, you can remove one of the rubber stoppers and slip off the gears and oscillator itself.

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Step 8

Before placing new oscillator onits shaft install the composite plastic half moon inserts in their grooves.

Step 9

The next few steps are mainly pictures to show you the order in which to place your new Great White Pool Cleaner gear set.

Step 10

First, place the oscillator onto the shaft.

Step 11

Then the pinwheel companion

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Step 12

Place the gear spring onto the pinwheel support.

Step 13

The thick gear which chontrols the back and forth of the set goes on next.

Step 14

Then the skinnier gear.

Step 15

Finally, the last gear with the support arms is installed. the support arms are what helps stabilize the assembly while the Great White Pool Cleaner is in use.

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Step 16

Place the new gear assembly into the lower bodyand reattach the cover.

Step 17

With the new Sta Rite Great White Pool Cleaner gear set body in place we can now secure the lower body with the 4 screws. Check for for any loose parts before resuming operation of your StaRite Great White Pool Cleaner.